Best Bits: Listener Q&A With Morgan and Eddie

Summary

The Bobby Bones Show: Best Bits - Listener Q&A With Morgan and Eddie Release Date: March 15, 2025

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Overview

In this engaging episode of The Bobby Bones Show titled "Best Bits: Listener Q&A With Morgan and Eddie," hosts Morgan and Eddie dive into listener-submitted questions, offering heartfelt advice, humorous anecdotes, and personal insights. Skipping the usual advertisements and promotional segments, this episode provides a candid look into the lives of the hosts as they address topics ranging from parenting challenges to personal relaxation techniques.

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1. Shout Outs and Opening Remarks

Timestamp: 03:15 - 04:19

The episode kicks off with heartfelt shout outs, including a special mention from Melissa in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Morgan humorously responds to Melissa’s nostalgia for Eddie’s catchphrase:

• Melissa: "Let's go."
• Morgan: "Clouds are wholly unable to support the weight of an adult human. What's happening?"

This light-hearted exchange sets a friendly and approachable tone for the episode.

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2. Parenting Q&A: Letting the Oldest Child Watch Over Siblings

Timestamp: 04:30 - 08:02

Listener Question: "Why don't you let your oldest watch the other kids?" – Sherry from Maryland.

Morgan and Eddie dive deep into the dynamics of entrusting an oldest child with caregiving responsibilities. Morgan describes her eldest son as "a sweet, big-hearted, funny" child who naturally takes on a leadership role among his siblings. However, she expresses concerns about his methods:

• Morgan: "He loves riling them up. He knows they'll wrestle because they're so competitive."

Eddie adds humorously:

• Eddie: "You haven't. People think you're throwing easy trivia. Are you okay?"

The conversation highlights the balance between giving children responsibility and ensuring their interactions remain positive. Morgan shares strategies they've implemented over the past few months, such as supervising longer dates and encouraging better behavior, demonstrating a thoughtful approach to parenting.

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3. Pet Concerns: Addressing Dog Health and Behavior

Timestamp: 09:07 - 13:19

Listener Question: "How is Coach Coachella doing?" – Keaton from Montana.

Morgan shares a poignant story about Coachella, her family's dog, who exhibited worrying behavior signals such as dragging herself around and showing signs that concerned Morgan's wife. The couple navigates the uncertainty of Coachella's health without immediate veterinary intervention, ultimately finding reassurance as her behavior normalizes unexpectedly.

• Morgan: "Coachella has been bizarre. She's acting out, but then she's completely normal. It's the most bizarre animal I've ever had."

Eddie and Morgan discuss the challenges of aging pets, including behavioral changes and the importance of providing a comfortable environment to reduce stress for the animal.

• Morgan: "We have a baby gate, and she stays on the first floor. She sleeps in her side room at night."

This segment underscores the emotional bonds between pet owners and their animals, as well as practical steps taken to ensure their pets' well-being.

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4. Relaxation Techniques: Finding Personal Downtime

Timestamp: 17:54 - 21:55

Listener Question: "What is your way of relaxing? What's your moment of relaxation?" – Anonymous Listener.

Morgan and Eddie exchange their favorite relaxation activities, offering a glimpse into their personal lives:

• Morgan: "I like to be alone. I go play golf by myself or fish. It's very relaxing."
• Eddie: "I love unwinding by watching a good movie or TV show uninterrupted. I enjoy sitting on the couch, ordering my favorite food, and just being cozy."

They discuss the importance of personal downtime amidst their busy schedules, highlighting activities that help them recharge mentally and physically.

• Morgan: "Beer, wine, mixed drinks, whatever. Margarita. Sit by the fire with a beer, glass of wine, music by myself."
• Eddie: "Sometimes I fall asleep on the couch and wake up in the middle of the night, half asleep trying to take off my makeup."

Their candid conversation emphasizes the necessity of finding individual relaxation methods to maintain balance and well-being.

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5. Fitness and Diet: Balancing Health and Indulgence

Timestamp: 21:55 - 25:56

Listener Question: "Do you eat anything differently since working out with Bobby?" – Kate from California.

Morgan details her disciplined approach to fitness and nutrition, shedding light on her weekly routine:

• Morgan: "Sunday through Friday afternoon, I'm pretty strict. Salads, chicken breasts, sweet potatoes, overnight oats, eggs, boiled eggs, a banana."
• Morgan: "I do prep food every Sunday. I'll brown my turkey, add sweet potatoes or cabbage, and containerize it for the week."

She explains the rationale behind her "cheat day" on Fridays:

• Morgan: "Friday afternoon, let it rip. We get pizza, beer, cheeseburgers. It's part of the end of the week, a reward."

Eddie and Morgan discuss the challenges of maintaining such a regimen, including the physical changes and the psychological need to occasionally indulge.

• Morgan: "I work out to be healthy, to be slim, fit, not jacked. I don't want to be the Rock."

Their honest dialogue offers listeners practical insights into balancing a healthy lifestyle with occasional indulgences to prevent burnout.

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6. Fun and Fashion: Dreaming Up Show Uniforms

Timestamp: 25:56 - 27:58

Listener Question: "If you would have to have a uniform for the show, what would it be?" – Jessica from San Diego.

Morgan and Eddie brainstorm humorous uniform ideas, showcasing their playful personalities:

• Morgan: "Baseball uniforms with pinstripes, like the Yankees. Ball caps too."
• Eddie: "Onesies every day. Dinosaur or giraffe onesies. It would be so entertaining."

They reminisce about past costumes and entertain the idea of themed days, revealing their camaraderie and fun-loving nature.

• Morgan: "I have a bear onesie. I can be the bear."
• Eddie: "I'll prep for a onesie day. It'd be fun."

This segment highlights the hosts' ability to connect with listeners through humor and relatable fantasies.

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7. Personal Goals and Friendship Building

Timestamp: 27:58 - 29:43

Eddie shares a personal anecdote about a mutual friend, Mike D., striving to make new friends by joining a run club:

• Eddie: "He really wants to make friends, so we encouraged him to join a run club."
• Morgan: "If he had a friend, like George, that would be great."

The conversation underscores the importance of setting personal goals and actively seeking social connections, offering a relatable discussion for listeners navigating similar experiences.

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8. Closing Thoughts and Future Episodes

Timestamp: 29:43 - 29:51

Morgan and Eddie wrap up the episode by encouraging listeners to engage with future Q&A sessions and reminding them to follow the show on social media.

• Morgan: "Go follow the show on all social platforms @bobbyboneshow and follow @ebgirlmorgan to submit your listener questions for next week's episode."

They express enthusiasm for upcoming episodes, leaving listeners eager for more insights and interactions.

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Conclusion

"Best Bits: Listener Q&A With Morgan and Eddie" offers a blend of heartfelt advice, humor, and personal stories that resonate with a wide audience. By addressing real-life questions and sharing their own experiences, Morgan and Eddie create a relatable and engaging environment for listeners. This episode stands out for its authenticity and the hosts' ability to balance sincerity with lighthearted banter, making it a must-listen for fans and newcomers alike.

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Notable Quotes

• Morgan (03:30): "He loves riling them up. He knows they'll wrestle because they're so competitive."
• Eddie (17:10): "Black girlhood is giggling. It's sisterhood."
• Morgan (18:03): "I like to push it. It's got a little drink hold. It's just the best."
• Eddie (21:14): "Truthfully, what's your favorite piece of clothing Bobby has given you, Kate, in California?"
• Morgan (22:13): "If you could mix gray brown together, it's kind of like the..."

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Thank you for tuning into The Bobby Bones Show: Best Bits: Listener Q&A With Morgan and Eddie. Be sure to follow the show on social media and submit your questions for future episodes!

Transcript

[Eddie]

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[Morgan]

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[Eddie]

This is Mel Reed, LPGA Tour winner and six time Lady G. Rabin Tour winner and Kira K. Dixon, NBC Sports reporter and host. And we've got a new podcast, Quiet please. With Mel and Kira. We are bringing you spicy takes on sports and pop culture. Some interviews with incredible people who have figured out how to make golf their superpower. An iHeart Women's Sports production in partnership with De Blues Sports and Entertainment. You can find us on iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Morgan]

Presented by Elf Beauty, founding partner of iHeart Women's Sports. I'm Tomer Cohen, LinkedIn's Chief Product Officer. If you're just as curious as I am about the way things are built. Then tune into my podcast BuildingOne. I speak with some of the best product builders out there. I've always been inspired by frustration. It came back to my own personal pain point.

[Eddie]

So we had to go out to farmers and convince them.

[Morgan]

Following that curiosity is a superpower. You have to be obsessed with the human condition. Listen to Building One on the iHeartRadio app, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. Best bits of the week with Morgan. It's listener Q and a time where Morgan and a show member answer almost all your questions.

[Eddie]

What's up, Eddie? How's it going?

[Morgan]

What's up, Morgan?

[Eddie]

I messed up and then had to re edit. But we are here. This is part three of the best bits. Go check out part one. This weekend Eddie and I had a great fun, very almost hour long convers.

[Morgan]

We apologize truly about life.

[Eddie]

No, I think it was great.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Eddie]

We truly some character development for both of us.

[Morgan]

I feel like people would be like, oh my gosh, shut up already.

[Eddie]

We never went on and on about anything.

[Morgan]

You're right.

[Eddie]

We had multiple different subjects.

[Morgan]

That's kind of how we do it.

[Eddie]

It is. We just go on different pathways. We're all over the place. But right here we are answering listener questions. We're going to start out with some shout outs. Hey, Eddie, I miss hearing you say let's go. Love ya, Melissa from Fort Wayne, Indiana.

[Morgan]

Oh, thanks, Melissa. Let's go.

[Eddie]

Why did you stop saying that?

[Morgan]

Because I'm. Maybe I'm just not winning a lot of games lately.

[Eddie]

You haven't. People think you're throwing easy trivia. Are you okay? Are you sure? I wish he still could be guys. I don't know.

[Morgan]

I wish it's more. I don't know, it's more of just like I feel conspiracy time. Conspiracy theory. I feel like I'm getting questions that I normally wouldn't get.

[Eddie]

Oh, you mean you're getting the hard ones? The ones that I used to got all the time.

[Morgan]

Correct. But the first. The champ questions. The first question should be the easiest and I don't think I've gotten some easy ones. I think they've mixed them around a little bit so we can get a new champion. That's my conspiracy theory.

[Eddie]

I do think they're. And you know what? They should be mixed up because I.

[Morgan]

Should be the champion of all time.

[Eddie]

Eddie is the man. Makes me laugh all the time. Max in Massachusetts.

[Morgan]

What's up, Max? That's awesome. That makes me feel good.

[Eddie]

Good. I'm glad you feel good.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

That's what we're starting now. All right, Sherry from Maryland would like to know, why don't you let your oldest watch the other kids?

[Morgan]

Sherry, this is interesting question.

[Eddie]

We did speak a little bit about this on part one, but we did.

[Morgan]

I feel like he's a good kid. My oldest is a sweet, big hearted, funny.

[Eddie]

You're doing the compliment sandwich.

[Morgan]

He is. I do want to start with talking about how awesome he is.

[Eddie]

And then you're gonna say something and then you're gonna.

[Morgan]

He's a great oldest, first son. Like, great first child. He is kind of the ringleader of trouble, though, with the kids.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Morgan]

Like, he loves riling them up. He likes making them wrestle for, like, as a challenge.

[Eddie]

Isn't that kind of his role as the oldest brother?

[Morgan]

Yeah, but if we're not there and they're wrestling or the boxing gloves come out, that's like, I don't want that to happen while we're gone. And, like. And he's always just like, no, don't worry, they're cool. Like, no, don't worry, I won't do that. And then we get back and they're like, yeah, he made us fight, or whatever. And it's like, dude, don't do that. And he just thinks it's funny because, like, they. They will wrestle and they will, like, they're so. They're so competitive that he just, like, he knows they'll. They'll do that. That's it. That's it. And we have been trusting him a little more. I would say in the last three months, he's probably watched him three or four times.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Morgan]

They haven't been long dates. They've been like, max, two hours.

[Eddie]

Like, dinner, go home.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Because, like. And usually he calls too. He's like, they won't stop fighting. Like, what do I do? And it's like, well, there's no peace. Like, we can never just go out to dinner. And like, we're like, deal with it. And he's just like, I cannot deal with this. Like, they won't stop. They won't stop arguing.

[Eddie]

Okay. That was gonna be my. My kind of follow up. Do you think he makes them fight because he gets annoyed with them because they're doing something else, and then he knows that'll preoccupy them?

[Morgan]

I think he's just kind of like, he gets bored. Yeah, he gets bored and he's like, well, let's do something that's fun. You guys fight. Yeah, I'll do a tournament.

[Eddie]

It's kind of a little scary that he thinks, yes, Bored. Let's fight.

[Morgan]

Where? If we had an older daughter, she would be like, no, we're not fighting. Everyone, like, eat your dinner. And, like, you behave. Hey, on the couch.

[Eddie]

You read a book for four boys.

[Morgan]

Exactly. So that's why.

[Eddie]

Sheri, did you buy your son a car? I heard both you and Amy talking about your oldest in their cars.

[Morgan]

Yeah, so we bought. We. We have a friend that's a mechanic, and what he does is buy old cars from, like, an auction, and he fixes them up and he resells them.

[Eddie]

Nice.

[Morgan]

Yeah. And so he said. I asked him, like, if he had any cars around or whatever. He's like, you know what? I just bought one. It's like a Ford Focus, which I used to drive back in the day. He's like, it needs a couple of things. Let me fix it, and I'll sell it to you. And we got it, like, dirt cheap. The problem with the dirt cheap is it has broken down a few times, but my buddy is like, if it ever breaks down, just bring it, and I'll fix it. He's had to fix it, like, six times.

[Eddie]

Oh, gosh.

[Morgan]

Which. My son again. He's so sweet. He's so patient. He never complained about it. He's always just been like, dad, the car won't start.

[Eddie]

Hey, on the bonus, you have taught him very early to have experience with car problems.

[Morgan]

Totally. And what to do and what to do and how to pull over and put your hazards on. He knows where the hazard lights are now. Yeah. So, yeah, he does have a car. It's not the nicest car, but I love that. I think it's important to get them a junker as their first car so they can, like, understand the hardship of having a car that breaks down.

[Eddie]

Is he gonna have to buy his next one? Is that gonna be the situation?

[Morgan]

Um, I would think so. I would think so. That's kind of. I mean, you know, what's. What's he gonna do when he goes to college? Like, I don't know, is he gonna take that car with him or the.

[Eddie]

Junker that can't be fixed?

[Morgan]

Haven't really decided that yet.

[Eddie]

Okay. Is your wife still doing her artwork? Casino in Indiana.

[Morgan]

She is thriving. It's become a thing now where, like, she just loves to paint that she's always loved to paint, but she didn't do it for a long time because, again, we have kids and just life happens. And so now that it's become a business for her. It allows her to do it, like, to have to do it. Like, I have to start. I have to paint on Tuesdays and Thursdays. But she loves to. So it's really, really something that she loves to do, and she enjoys it so much. Um, that, like, it's cool. It's cool to see. Like, our third floor is all paintings. I mean, there must be 15, 16 paintings all over the third floor with paint on the ground with, like, it's. It's just her. Her workspace.

[Eddie]

And it's awesome.

[Morgan]

It's really cool. She loves it. And she's like, the stuff that she's made is. Is really, really good. Elle Garcia Art is her name on Instagram. Check it out. It's really good. And even she made these little door hanger things, you know, to, like, just take to businesses or houses or whatever. And I keep them in my car. And whenever I drive by, like, a new neighborhood or something, I'm like, oh, I'll go by and put. I'll put. I'll hang those little things on the door.

[Eddie]

You're in the advertising room.

[Morgan]

I do, and I enjoy doing it. I think what's funny is, like, somebody's gonna check their ring camera. It's gonna be me, like, hanging doors, hanging out.

[Eddie]

Somebody's gonna listen to the show and be like, eddie was on my front porch.

[Morgan]

Is that Eddie?

[Eddie]

That was funny.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

How is Coach Coachella doing? Keaton from Montana.

[Morgan]

Yeah. So who. Who asked that?

[Eddie]

Keaton from Montana.

[Morgan]

Keaton. So Coachella. Very bizarre. When I went out of town for the super bowl, my wife called me, was like, hey. She's like, she's not doing well. Like, she's acting. Not acting herself, and she's kind of like a Maybe like. I don't know if it's blood in her stool or what, but it just kind of look. It doesn't look right. And so I'm like, oh, this isn't good. And when I got back, she was completely normal. And I was like, did you take her to the vet? She's like, no, I didn't. I didn't take it. Just kind of waited and see and to see what happened, maybe. But, like, my wife was saying that she was just, like, dragging, and I'm like, that's bizarre. Coachella has been. Has done this, like, I would say, 10 times since we've had her, where it's like, oh, no. Like, this could be it. Like, I take her to the vet, and she's like, no, she's all good. She's healthy. Like, well, what. What. What?

[Eddie]

Could it be the kids feeding or something? You guys just don't know about it.

[Morgan]

Feeding her? What?

[Eddie]

Like, just something that she's not. Like, her body doesn't, like.

[Morgan]

I don't. Well, she does. I mean, she does hang out, like, under the kitchen table when everyone eats, so I think that that's just normal, though. Like, she's. She's our vacuum cleaner.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Scraps.

[Morgan]

But maybe, like, they're dropping M&MS. Or something. Like, I don't know. But, like, it was bizarre. And my wife was, like, crying. She's like, I think this. Like, I don't think she's gonna make it. And like, well, why didn't you take her to the vet? She said, because she all of a sudden started, like, walking again and, like, going outside and running around chasing squirrels. Like, I don't know. That's just how she is. She scares us about 10 times, like, of her life, and she ends up being okay.

[Eddie]

Coachella. Just moody.

[Morgan]

Coachella. Coachella is bizarre. I'm telling you. She is the most bizarre animal I've ever had in my life.

[Eddie]

She's giving you guys on your toes.

[Morgan]

You know, she used to, like, she has this. She had this spot under my son's bed where she would sleep, and she's so antisocial. Like, she'd go in that spot and wouldn't come unless she needed to go to the bathroom or needed to eat. That was it. And then she'd go back to that spot. Well, she started peeing on rugs upstairs. So my wife's like, she's not allowed to be on the second floor.

[Eddie]

Animal in the house is. There's, like, something. There has to be something that's causing these behaviors.

[Morgan]

You think we have, like, rats or something?

[Eddie]

I don't know. I'm saying, like, a dog just doesn't all of a sudden start peeing on a rug. He's only, like, nine or ten, right?

[Morgan]

She just. I don't. No, she's. No, she's old.

[Eddie]

How old is she?

[Morgan]

I think she's, like, 13.

[Eddie]

Really?

[Morgan]

Yeah. Because when we got her, she was already, like, I don't know, four or five.

[Eddie]

Okay, well, then that. That could be part of just getting older.

[Morgan]

Yeah. So my wife's like, you're not peeing on my rug. So now she's. We have a baby gate, and she stays on the. On the. The living room area or whatever. She has her cage in, like, a side room. It's like. It's Always open. She can go in there whenever she wants. She sleeps in there at night. But other than that, she's. The whole first floor is hers. There are no rugs down there or anything. And so now she's forced to be part of the family.

[Eddie]

She's like, this is crap.

[Morgan]

Yeah. She's like, what am I doing here? You guys are so loud. I think that's part of it too. Like, we're just so loud, the kids are loud, that she's just like, she.

[Eddie]

Misses her little dungeon under the bed.

[Morgan]

Yeah. So I don't know.

[Eddie]

Diapers on her for the peen.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I'm done with diapers. Like, you know what? You know how many diapers I've bought in my entire life?

[Eddie]

I just didn't.

[Morgan]

We're done with that.

[Eddie]

She needed, like the little back in her dungeon.

[Morgan]

But anyway, to answer your question, she's doing great. She scared us a few times, but she's doing great.

[Eddie]

Okay, well, I'm really happy how the story turned. Cause you kind of scared me there for a second.

[Morgan]

I was scared too. And I was in New Orleans. I'm like, what is happening? But she's good.

[Eddie]

That's the worst. Okay, we're gonna take a quick break. We'll be right back.

[Morgan]

I'm Mary Kay McBrayer, host of the podcast the Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told. Join me every week as I tell some of the most enthralling true crime stories about women who are not just victims, but heroes or villains, or often somewhere in between. Listen to the greatest true crime stories ever told on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Eddie]

Hey, this is Mel Reid, LPGA Tour winner and six time ladies European Tour winner, and Kyra K. Dixon, NBC sports reporter and host. You forgot to say warmer.

[Morgan]

Miss America, by the way.

[Eddie]

And we've got a new podcast, Quiet, please. With Mel and Kira, we are bringing you spicy takes on sports and pop culture, some golf haps and interviews with incredible people who have figured out how to make golf their superpower or just people we like. Plus tales from the road and everything in between. By the way, golf isn't just for the dads, brads and chads. Yeah, it's actually life's cheat code and we're not going to be quiet about it on or off the course. We're bringing on some of our friends like Michelle, we, Heather McMahon, Amanda Baliotis. So if you want to keep up with us. And here is Yap. Tune into our new podcast. Listen to Quiet please with Mel and Kira an iHeart women's sports production in partnership with Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. You can find us on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get.

[Morgan]

Your podcasts presented by Capital One, founding partner of iHeart Women's Sports. Hi, I'm Bob Pittman, chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia. I'm excited to share my podcast with you. Math and Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing this week I'm talking to the CEO of Moderna, Stephane Bonsell, about how he led his team through unprecedented times to create, test and distribute a COVID vaccine, all in less than a year. It becomes a human decision to decide to throw by the window your business strategy and to do what you think is the right thing for the world. Join me as we uncover innovations in data and analytics, the math and the ever important creative spark, the Magic. Listen to math and magic stories from the frontiers of Marketing on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast. Ever wonder what it would be like to be mentored by today's top business leaders? My podcast this Is Working can help with that. Here's advice from Google CMO Lorraine Tuhill on how Treat AI like a Partner.

[Eddie]

I see AI as an incredible co pilot.

[Morgan]

You may use different tools or toys.

[Eddie]

To get the work done, but ultimately.

[Morgan]

As editor, as creator, as maker, you own it and it needs to be good. AI is just the latest flavor of that.

[Eddie]

You're still the judge of what good looks like.

[Morgan]

I'm Dan Roth, LinkedIn's editor in chief. On my podcast this Is Working, leaders like Indra Nooyi, Ray Dalio and Rich Paul share strategies for success and the real lessons that have shaped them. Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Dr. Joy here you may know me from therapy for Black girls, where we're celebrating 400 episodes of the podcast. That's a Whole Lot of Girl Me Too moments. For years, we've had deep, thoughtful and inspiring conversations about Black women's mental health. And now we're celebrating this milestone in a big in this special episode, Peloton Yogi Chelsea Jackson Roberts shares how yoga has taught her to stay grounded and present while balancing motherhood and self care.

[Eddie]

I can't control my partner.

[Morgan]

I can't control my child.

[Eddie]

I can't control anyone outside the way that I govern myself in this world.

[Morgan]

And the celebration doesn't stop there. We'll continue this milestone with Dr. Lauren Mims, who joins me to Discuss the powerful yet sometimes challenging transition from girlhood to womanhood for black femmes. Together, we explore how we navigate this transformative journey with strength and grace.

[Eddie]

Black girlhood is giggling. It's sisterhood.

[Morgan]

But it is also, I think, focusing.

[Eddie]

On learning how to cope with really difficult things that are happening.

[Morgan]

With insights like these, this 400th episode celebration is one for the books. Listen to therapy for black Girls on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Eddie]

What is yalls way of relaxing? What's your moment of relaxation? And I did have somebody written and now I don't know their name. I swear my computer likes to mess with me.

[Morgan]

I have a couple. Like, I like to be alone. Like, that's kind of my recharge, recharge, relaxation time. I like to go play golf by myself.

[Eddie]

Just by yourself? Not with friends.

[Morgan]

By myself. And I usually show up and they'll team me up with someone. Sometimes there'll be no one. That's. Oh, my gosh, it's the best. I show up to the golf course.

[Eddie]

You can't say like, hey, no, I don't want to be teamed up with somebody.

[Morgan]

It depends if there's no if they're people. But if it's booked up, then they'll team me up with like a party that only has three. Four is the max. Like, so the foursome is the max that can tee off together. That's one group. And sometimes like three guys will get together and set up a tee time and there'll be one slot open and they'll just put me in with those three guys. But if the course is completely empty and they're just like, go ahead. Just like, just, you're on your own. It's the best. I put music on. I have my little push cart.

[Eddie]

You don't get a golf cart. You get like a little push one.

[Morgan]

I push it. It's got speaker in it. I've got a little drink hold a little cup holder. It's just the best. Like, and I just walk and I play. And to me, that's so relaxing. I love to fish by myself. Very relaxing.

[Eddie]

These are all by yourself activities?

[Morgan]

Yeah, I think, I think the relaxing is by myself.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Especially with your life.

[Morgan]

Yes, yes.

[Eddie]

That's your best way.

[Morgan]

Sit by the fire with a beer, glass of wine, music by myself.

[Eddie]

I like how it kept evolving.

[Morgan]

Beer, wine, wine, beer, mixed drink, whatever. Margarita. What's yours?

[Eddie]

Oh, man, I love unwinding, watching a good movie.

[Morgan]

Oh, really?

[Eddie]

Or TV show. That's so fun for me, like, to truly sit on the couch and watch it uninterrupted. Because most of the time, I'm always working. I always have something I'm doing on my computer that a lot of things I watch are kind of background. So when I can actually sit and be like, I'm going to watch this movie, and I'll order my favorite food, and I'll just sit on the couch, and I'm all cozy and I have no other responsibilities. Oh, that feels so good.

[Morgan]

Are you sit on the couch, straightforward Lay on the couch.

[Eddie]

Like, I think I have, like, eight different positions that I kind of work through. It starts sitting up because I'm eating.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

I throw that away, and then I kind of get cozy and lay down, and then I end up in another side.

[Morgan]

If you lay down, are you risking the fact that you might fall asleep?

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah, Eddie. It's happened a lot recently where I've fallen asleep on the couch, and I wake up at, like, 4am I'm like, dang it.

[Morgan]

I know. And you're lost. You're like, what am I doing on the couch?

[Eddie]

And, like, for. Also as a woman, like, I don't take off my makeup. So then I'm like, at 4am I'm sitting there and I'm, like, half asleep trying to take off my makeup and, like, actually get ready for bed. Like, why did I do that? I get so mad at myself. Do you ever get mad at yourself when you fall asleep on the couch?

[Morgan]

Not when I fall asleep on the couch. I get mad at myself all the time, though. Like, Like, Like, I, I, I, I. I was like, in my. In my head, just say, damn it, Eddie. Like, what's wrong with you? Like, why would you do that?

[Eddie]

I do that a lot too. I'm like, what?

[Morgan]

What?

[Eddie]

What are you doing?

[Morgan]

What's wrong with you?

[Eddie]

That's.

[Morgan]

We verbally attack ourselves.

[Eddie]

We really do. I'm like, nobody else can yell at me. I'm already doing it myself.

[Morgan]

Right.

[Eddie]

So that's one. And then I love going on hikes with Remy. Those are, like, walks, Long walks.

[Morgan]

Just you two.

[Eddie]

Mm. Those are so fun for me.

[Morgan]

By yourself?

[Eddie]

Truly.

[Morgan]

Because Remy's not talking.

[Eddie]

No. And it's so fun to just watch her, like, bounce her little ears in the sunshine, and she's happy. Sometimes we'll bring Hazel along in the stroller, and we're just, like, living life.

[Morgan]

Does she ever get tired, Remy?

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah. We get like, two miles in. She's like, you done?

[Morgan]

Like, are you picking Me up, because I'm not going anywhere.

[Eddie]

Really don't want to be here anymore. Sometimes the best part of her, she'll be on a walk, and she'll just sit. She'll just look at me like, we're going the other direction. Right. I'm like, dude, we have to walk this other way. But. So those are probably my two ways. Or a good massage day. I love them.

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah, That's.

[Eddie]

That's so helpful for, like, a reset.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Truthfully, what's your favorite piece of clothing Bobby has given you, Kate, in California?

[Morgan]

My favorite piece of clothing. There's a jacket that he gives me that I love that he gave me. It was like a. I don't know. It's like a brown suede jacket. I just love it. Just. It feels.

[Eddie]

Is it, like, kind of rusty color? I feel like I know this.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Like beige. Kind of like this. The color of that. Okay.

[Eddie]

I have. I have on it, like, tri color.

[Morgan]

So it's like gray brown.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Morgan]

If you could. If you can mix gray brown together, it's kind of like the.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

The color. I don't know. It just fits perfectly.

[Eddie]

And color on you. It looks good.

[Morgan]

Good color. It goes with everything. I'd say that's kind of my favorite.

[Eddie]

Okay. Do you eat any that was, like, all combined together? Do you eat any differently since working out with Bobby, Alyssa?

[Morgan]

Do I what?

[Eddie]

Differently since starting to work out with Bobby?

[Morgan]

Yeah, I try to. Monday? Well, yeah. No. Sunday. Sunday through Thursday. I would even say Friday afternoon. So Sunday through Friday afternoon, I'm pretty strict. Salads, chicken breasts, sweet potatoes, overnight oats. Overnight oats, eggs, boiled eggs, a banana.

[Eddie]

I know your entire breakfast because it's the same every day.

[Morgan]

Fruit. It is a ground turkey. Like, for lunch, I have a ground turkey mixed with cabbage and, like, almond slices. That's just kind of like the easiest thing for me is to just have prep food. And I do it every Sunday. I'll. I'll brown my turkey, and I'll put sweet potatoes or. Or cabbage or whatever in it, and then I just container it. And I believe that's for my week. That's for my lunch. Every. Every. Every lunch for the week. And then I have my salads. I have. And then I'll bake chicken breasts. And that way they're just baked chicken breasts. Nothing to them.

[Eddie]

Is this your smoking chicken or.

[Morgan]

No, this is just in the oven. Just bake it, and then that chicken can go in the salad. It could just be chicken. It can just be grilled chicken. Like, whatever. And that could be my dinner. And I do that, like, very strict all the way through Friday. And then Friday. Let her rip, Tater chip. We get pizza, beer, cheeseburgers. Beer. It's part of, like, the end of the week, right? It's part of, like, week is finally over.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Give me that pizza. I'm gonna have a Coke with that pizza, too. And then, like, we'll go to a movie. Give me popcorn. Big old popcorn with a big Coke. But then Sunday, it's, like, back to it. Like, back to that chicken breast.

[Eddie]

Yeah, that's one way to do it.

[Morgan]

Yeah. I mean, I've thought about not doing the cheat day, but, like, the reward to me is it has to happen, because what happened when we first started working out was it sucked so bad. Like, I hated it so bad that I'm like, screw this. I'm gonna reward myself. Like, I worked so hard in that workout. I'm gonna go to Sonic on the way home, and I would. And. And Kevin Kluger turns. Like, don't do that. Like, it's not how it works. Like, don't.

[Eddie]

It does it is supposed to be more accustomed to your lifestyle where it's just part of your life.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

And then you still get to enjoy foods you like. But that's supposed to be more intermittent than, like, a planned Friday, Saturday. But, you know, to each your own.

[Morgan]

What was happening, though, with, like, workout and then Cheeseburger? Like, I started getting kind of, like. Like, bigger, not fatter. Like, I still had muscles, but I'll get bigger. Like, stuff was, like, fitting really, like, tight on me, and I didn't like that one bit.

[Eddie]

Because you wanted to slim down.

[Morgan]

Yeah. I don't want to be the Rock. Like, and not. Not that I was turned into the rock. I felt like the rock, though. I felt like this is too much. Like, I can't. And people online would just be like, dang, Eddie. Look, Jack, I'm like, no, no, no. I don't know.

[Eddie]

Like, you don't want to look jacked.

[Morgan]

No, no. That's not why I work out. Like, I work out to be healthy, and I work out to be slim. Like, fit, not jacked. I don't want. Like, I don't know, man. It's just. That's never been part of my vocabulary.

[Eddie]

Hey, back to how we talked in part one. How everybody's different.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Everybody has different goals.

[Morgan]

Don't really want to be jacked.

[Eddie]

All right, our last question. If you would have to have a uniform for the show, what Would you want it to be Jessica from San Diego?

[Morgan]

That's funny. Jessica. A uniform. I think baseball uniforms are pretty cool.

[Eddie]

You'd want us all to come in. In baseball uniforms?

[Morgan]

Yeah, yeah. Like, pinstripes, you know, like the Yankees, the baggie. Like, the baggy.

[Eddie]

All walking in a baseball uniform and.

[Morgan]

Then ball caps, you know, like. I don't know. That'd be kind of fun, you know.

[Eddie]

But I remember wearing softball uniforms all the time. They were not comfortable.

[Morgan]

They're not comfortable. You're right. What about. What about, like, onesies, you know? Like, now I would love if we.

[Eddie]

Wore onesies every day.

[Morgan]

Not. Not, like, kid onesies. Like, no.

[Eddie]

Like, where they.

[Morgan]

Like when you work at a factory.

[Eddie]

Oh, you know what I mean?

[Morgan]

Like a bio factory.

[Eddie]

Like, kind of coveralls a little bit. Is the vibe.

[Morgan]

I'm talking about those. Like, it's all one piece.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Overalls.

[Morgan]

That right there. Yeah, that would be funny.

[Eddie]

That's. That's a funny uniform.

[Morgan]

And then. And then, right, like, on over our heart, it'd be like, buy a buncho.

[Eddie]

They're all in, like, I'm. I would go uniforms where, like, it would always have it all. Have to be all of us in onesies. But those onesies are, like a dinosaur or a giraffe.

[Morgan]

Funny.

[Eddie]

Like, they're just. You could wear whatever. But every day had to be a onesie.

[Morgan]

I do have a bear onesie. See, I can be the bear.

[Eddie]

It would be so entertaining to watch us all show up in onesies all the time. And they're so comfy. I've romped around bars and onesies, and they're fun.

[Morgan]

You should prep. You should prep for us to have a onesie day.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Morgan]

Or, like, one day out of the year, we have to, like, dress.

[Eddie]

In all fairness, I also prep one time that I wanted all of us to dress up for Halloween, and it never made it.

[Morgan]

That never happened. That'll never happen.

[Eddie]

How fun we could all be here. We're all in our costumes.

[Morgan]

When I first started the show, I, like, wore a wig or something. Like a ticket off. Like, oh, okay. All right. You guys don't do Halloween. Got it.

[Eddie]

I wore my dinosaur onesie one day, and you guys all looked at me like, who are you?

[Morgan]

Yeah, they don't do that here. No.

[Eddie]

Okay. I'm gonna. I'm gonna prep for a onesie day.

[Morgan]

Do it. That'd be fun.

[Eddie]

That'd be fun.

[Morgan]

It'll never make it, but that'd be fun.

[Eddie]

No, it's cool thought, though. The Rest of us just show up one day, and Bobby's like, what is wrong with you idiots?

[Morgan]

Oh, we don't tell him. We just show up in onesies. Yeah, I don't know.

[Eddie]

All right, Eddie, thanks for being here.

[Morgan]

Thank you, Morgan.

[Eddie]

I hope you had fun.

[Morgan]

I had a blast. I can't wait to do this six weeks from now.

[Eddie]

Okay, but you have one goal. Six weeks from now.

[Morgan]

Oh, Morgan. Yeah.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Morgan]

Don't look at me like that.

[Eddie]

If you don't do it, it's okay.

[Morgan]

No, don't look at me like that.

[Eddie]

Like, Mike D. Had a goal, and. And we're still working on that one.

[Morgan]

Okay, what was his goal?

[Eddie]

He. He. He really wants to make friends, and we, like, talked it all out.

[Morgan]

What's wrong with all of us not having friends? I don't.

[Eddie]

Don't look at me.

[Morgan]

I have friends. I know you have friends, but all your friends are getting married.

[Eddie]

I don't. Tell me about that, okay? Because I'm about to lose all my friends.

[Morgan]

I'm just telling you, the roles are.

[Eddie]

Gonna be reversed soon for me. The. I'm just kidding. They're also my friends. But the. He wanted to make friends, like, guy friends or just kind of outside of work and.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I get it.

[Eddie]

And so we came to the conclusion that he should go to a run club because he loves to run. And I was like, you can easily make friends at a rug club. It's something that you love. So we've been working on trying to get him to go to a run club. That has been the hard accomplishment for him, but I think he almost did it. Or he did do it. I'm not sure where we're at in the goal at this moment. It's been a few months in progress.

[Morgan]

That's so funny. Like, if he had a. He finally got a friend, like. All right, let's learn about your friends.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Like, we're following.

[Morgan]

Name is George.

[Eddie]

We're encouraging it, so it's okay if it doesn't happen, but I am encouraging you to hopefully do something. Yeah.

[Morgan]

A trip.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Go see your friend.

[Morgan]

I would love to.

[Eddie]

Everybody have your goal. Set your goal right now. By the time Eddie's on next, we will all convene together.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Don't be the one left out.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Don't be the one who doesn't do it.

[Morgan]

Right.

[Eddie]

That's not fun. All right, Eddie.

[Morgan]

Okay. Thank you, Morgan. Thank you, everyone.

[Eddie]

Thanks for being here.

[Morgan]

All right. Of course.

[Eddie]

Bye.

[Morgan]

That's the best bits of the week with Morgan. Thanks for listening. Be sure to check out the other two parts this weekend. Go follow the show on all social platforms obbyboneshow and follow ebgirlmorgan to submit your listener questions for next week's episode. I'm Mark Seal. And I'm Nathan King. This is Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli. The five families did not want us to shoot that picture. This podcast is based on my co host Mark Seals best selling book of the same title. Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli features new and archival interviews with Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Evans, James Caan, Talia Shire and many others. Yes, that was a real horse's head. Listen and subscribe to Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, it's Alec Baldwin. This past season on my podcast here's the Thing, I spoke with more actors, musicians, policymakers and so many other fascinating people like writer and actor Dan Aykroyd. I love writing more than anything. You're left alone, you know, you do three hours in the morning, you write three hours in the afternoon. Go pick up a kid from school and write at night. And after nine hours you come out with seven pages and then you're moving on. Listen to here's the thing on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Eddie]

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[Morgan]

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[Morgan]

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